NYC migrant crisis: Adams meets White House advisor as influx continues
The federal government has so far only allocated around $140 million to the city in aid, although city officials say they have yet to see any of that money.
NYC migrant crisis could cost taxpayers $12B: Mayor
Mayor Adams claims that the city will spend more on migrants than it does on the Fire, Parks and Sanitation Departments combined.
Barbie dolls get a second life helping migrant children, thanks to a retired fashion designer
Barbara Lakin has been restoring Barbie dolls for migrant children, cleaning them up, washing their hair and making sure they are packaged just right for children in need.
Thousands protest NYC plan to house migrants in tent city in Queens
A rally drew thousands of angry protesters in opposition to the plan to house 1,000 migrants in a tent city at the site of Creedmoor State Hospital.
NYC migrant crisis: Calls for federal action as city struggles to cope
According to city officials over 57,000 migrants are currently in the city’s care, including 18,000 children.
NYC migrant crisis: Brooklyn residents push back on effort to house migrants in rec centers
New York City is allowing room for roughly 80 migrants in the Sunset Park Recreation Center, as well as the McCarren Recreation Center.
NYC plans to house migrants on Randalls Island
New York Mayor Eric Adams says the city will house as many as 2,000 migrants on Randalls Island where a migrant center was set up last year and then taken down weeks later.
NYC relocates some Manhattan asylum seekers to temporary shelters
The New York City Council has announced its decision to move dozens of adult asylum seekers to temporary shelters at the McCarren Recreation Center and the Sunset Park Recreation Center in Brooklyn.
Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as 'props' in bid for federal money
For weeks, Mayor Eric Adams has said the city is out of room and sought to dissuade more migrants from arriving.
NYC Migrant Crisis: Feds say solutions may not come until after 2024 election
Democratic lawmakers speaking to FOX 5 NY said that a solution to the city's migrant crisis may not come until after the 2024 elections.
Fields to shelter space: NYC looks to convert Randall's Island for migrant housing
According to the New York Post, the city is eyeing Randall's Island once again to house migrants.
Migrant shelters are full, so what's next? Sleeping on 45th Street
On one side of 45th Street, there are tourists, people commuting to work, going about their daily lives. On the other, it’s a different world.
Migrants arrive in NYC to find no water, bathrooms, or work
Mayor Adams says the migrant crisis has hit a breaking point.
Migrant lines may become 'new norm' around NYC
Luis and Bryan were just two of the dozens of asylum seekers outside the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan today, hoping to be placed in a shelter somewhere in the city.
Roosevelt Hotel reaches full capacity as asylum seekers line up outside in Midtown
As NYC faces growing pressure to expand its shelter system, it relies on vacant hotels to help those that need a place to stay. Now, the Roosevelt Hotel that once welcomed migrants is forced to close it's doors due to capacity.
NYC migrant crisis: Queens psychiatric hospital to host shelter for 1,000 migrants
Officials say Wednesday that the new emergency relief center at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital in Queens will house adult men who are asylum seekers.
NYC migrant crisis: City scrambles to find temporary shelter for migrants as arrivals continue
New York officials have procured $800M in contracts for migrant shelters as more asylum seekers continue to arrive in the city.
Brawl erupts outside Harlem migrant shelter
Witnesses say a group of men standing outside of a shelter were throwing objects at people walking by and attacked two men who attempted to intervene.
NYC migrant crisis: Asylum seekers seek shelter, work opportunities in makeshift encampment
Asylum seekers that spoke to FOX 5 NY said they left the city's shelters, which are overcrowded and dangerous.
NYC migrant crisis: Push to speed up work authorization for new arrivals
Recently-arrived migrants and asylum seekers in New York City face several roadblocks to receiving a work permit. Now, local leaders are pushing for solutions to help the city deal with the influx of arrivals.